Emile Hallez

Emile Hallez is ESG editor at InvestmentNews. Previously he was U.S. news editor for ESG Clarity, covered retirement at InvestmentNews, and worked as a reporter and associate editor at Ignites, a Financial Times publication. Prior to his work in financial journalism, he cut his teeth as a reporter at Evergreen Newspapers, a small chain of community papers in Colorado. Going back even farther in time, he worked as a technician at a tissue bank, making bone, soft tissue and skin grafts. Emile is passionate about cycling, rock climbing, and environmental and animal rights issues. He can often be found exploring the woods of Maine with his wife, Meika, and rescue mutts Piper and Buckey.

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Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers
NEWS RIAS JAN 04, 2021
Buy, sell or be outbid: How M&A is affecting retirement plan advisers

Ongoing consolidation has been good for some aggregator firms, but others are being left out.

The risks record keepers see with PEPs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
The risks record keepers see with PEPs

The forthcoming plans present challenges and opportunities, record keepers say

Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Financial wellness is winning 401(k) plan business

The strategy is seen as an opportunity to help train younger advisers and prospect for wealth management clients.

Workplace wellness: getting  physical and fiscal
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 24, 2020
Workplace wellness: getting physical and fiscal

Combining financial wellness with traditional wellness programs can highlight their value, according to guests at a recent RPA event.

COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
COVID-19 relief bill gives employers tax credits for student loan help

A CARES Act provision that encourages companies to repay their workers' student loans would be available for another five years

Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2020
Broker-dealers on getting annuities into 401(k) plans

Guests at the RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Thinktank say it might be a while before annuities are used in many plans.

COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2020
COVID relief bill could help some small-business 401(k)s

A small section of Tuesday's spending bill will help some employers avoid partial plan terminations

Why some 401(k)s seldom change providers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
Why some 401(k)s seldom change providers

Record keepers lament the tendency for many plans to stay put, but big 401(k)s are often priced so low that no one bids for them

Bill seeks to open multiple-employer plans to 403(b)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2020
Bill seeks to open multiple-employer plans to 403(b)s

The measure follows legislation that would let nonprofits participate in pooled employer plans

What advisers need to know about the new DOL rule
NEWS RIAS DEC 18, 2020
What advisers need to know about the new DOL rule

The new interpretation on the definition of advice has some benefits for plan advisers, and it will be in place even if the rule is halted